winchester model 12 featherweight question

somewhere21

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I have a model 12 my dad gave to me and was wondering if it would be possible to use for turkey hunting with 2 3/4 magnum loads. It is a modified choke.
Thanks for the help!
 
Sure, just keep your ranges under 25 yards and go for it. Use #5 high base loads and I'd sure pattern your gun to see how tight they are shooting and where the center of the pattern is compared to your sight picture. Turkeys are killed with head shots.
 
For several years, quite a few in fact, I used a Remington 870 and Browning A5 with 2 3/4" chambers and factory fixed choke modified barrels. With some patterning work to find the best modern short magnum load for your particular gun, I'd bet you can stretch the range to at least 30 yards. Maybe beyond that by another five yards or so. Those older guns tended to shoot tight for their markings and modern shotcups and shot have added yards to our shotgunning range. The old gal may prove more satisfactory than you might at first think. Your modified barrel and short chambering isn't going to compete with a Roman Candle 3 1/2" and super tiny tight choke, but a bunch of turkeys are killed within 35 yards anyway. Especially so when the woods green up late in the season. Good luck and enjoy a fine old shotgun! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
I disagree, I can use 3.5 inch loads and use 2.75 because they are better.
Better velocity and better paterns. try them out on targets. Good buffered load 2.75 magnum loads kick butt.
Your Model 12 is just fine!!!!!!!!
Carl
 
Yes

2 3/4" Lead anything. No steel or hevi shot.

BTW-My Model 12 with a mod. choke patterns the Remington Nitro Mags 2 3/4" in #2 shot very well to 35-40 yards for Fox.
 
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Of course, if you are really concerned about using it--I will trade you my Mossberg straight across for that terrible Model 12...... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
no thanks /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif Patterned it this morning and at thirty yards was easily getting 15-25 hits in the vitals.
 


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